The Shippensburg University lacrosse team was unable to stop an offensive onslaught by the Gannon University Golden Knights on Saturday, dropping the PSAC matchup 18-11 from their home field.
SU (3-8, 1-5) got hat tricks from seniors Sheila Johnson and Courtney Kennedy, but the strong performances were unable to keep the Red Raiders in the game.
Gannon (5-6, 2-4) took a slim 9-6 lead into halftime, but were able to begin pulling away as the Red Raiders turnovers continued to pile up in the second half.
Johnson’s performance brought her team-leading goal total to 30 on the season, but a number of other Red Raiders scored as well. Sophomores Annemarie Cericola, T.J. Johnson, Ali Harclerode and Amanda Frank all scored for SU, but their team effort on offense did not translate to the defensive side.
Junior Ally Frymoyer was able to haul in nine saves, doing her best to stop a potent Golden Knight attack.
SU returns to action on Wednesday, when they travel to East Stroudsburg to take on the Warriors in another PSAC clash.
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